On Monday, February 6th, Faith Roberts interviewed Ryan Lark on Greentalks, a WRFL segment supported by the UK Student Sustainability Council. In the interview, Ryan discussed his role with UK Recycling, UK’s new...
Tag - Compost
Chelsea Colley
Food>>Waste>>Compost>>Tea
It is well known that all organic waste from UKY Dining facilities is recycled into nutrient-rich compost. This product is brought back to campus, where it is used by UKY’s Grounds team members as a soil amendment to...
Ritchie Katko
In Case You Missed It: 5 Practices for a More Sustainable Garden
Sustainable gardening is often described as taking organic gardening just a step further – simply put, it’s gardening in eco-friendly way by using less chemicals, more green alternatives, and giving back to...
Carlie Laughlin
Cheers to Two Years! A Look at UK’s Food Waste Composting.
Time flies when you are composting food waste! It’s hard to believe that 2 years ago today we picked up the first cart full of food waste from UK Dining. Since that first pick up, the University has composted over 100...
Joanna Ashford
Composting Manure on the Smaller Horse Farm Operation
An average sized horse can produce as much as 20,000 lbs. of manure each year! While many farms opt to land-apply manure, smaller horse farms housing less than 6 horses typically have fewer acres, so continuous...
W. T. Young Races to Zero Waste!
How much waste does one building create? Is it possible that a couple of changes can create real change? Those were all questions I set out to figure out when I enrolled W.T. Young into the Zero Waste Building Challenge...
Turning Food Waste Into Useable Material
The University of Kentucky took another important step toward its sustainability goals with the launch of a food waste composting program earlier this week. The effort will reduce the amount of material...
How One UK Student Started Food Waste Collection in a Residence Hall
Sometimes environmental issues seem too big for one person to make a difference. Food waste can be one of those topics. Thankfully, Caleb Gooden, a Sophomore at UK, decided to try and do something about food waste...
